Queen Elizabeth Reportedly Made Crucial Mistake During Her Coronation Service That Viewers Missed

KEY POINTS

Queen Elizabeth made one mistake during her coronation service
Over 300 million viewers did not notice the error
The Archbishop of Canterbury noticed the blunder

Queen Elizabeth reportedly made a crucial mistake during her three-hour coronation service decades ago.

In an article she wrote for The Telegraph, Eliza Filby revealed that the 300 million viewers who tuned in to the coronation service didn’t notice the blunder. However, the Archbishop of Canterbury at that time saw it.

“The new Queen Elizabeth II made only one minor error during her three-hour coronation, forgetting to curtsey with her Maids of Honor at the north pillar of Westminster Abbey,” she said.

Geoffrey Fisher, the Archbishop of Canterbury, also wrote in his diary how much he regretted the error.

“The Maids of Honor regretted it because they had taken much time to get it just right, and I regretted it because from the Altar the sight of the Queen and the Maids of Honor curtseying was a very lovely one,” he wrote.

Meanwhile, the Queen also shared some interesting facts during her coronation service. She said that riding the horse-drawn carriage on her way to Westminster Abbey was not very comfortable because the seats were sprung on leather.

And since the horses couldn’t go any faster, it took her a long time to reach the venue of her coronation. At that time, Prince Philip joined the Queen during the carriage ride, and they were reportedly transported by eight grey gelding horses named Cunningham, Tovey, Snow White, Noah, McCreery, Tedder, Eisenhower, and Tipperary.

The Queen’s coronation dress was designed by British fashion designer Norman Hartnell. The fabric was made of white satin and adorned with embroidery and emblems of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.

Prince Philip’s attire, on the other hand, was his Naval uniform. While at the Westminster Abbey, the Duke of Edinburgh wore a coronet and his duke’s robe over his Naval uniform.

The Queen also held on to her coronation bouquet, which consisted of white flowers like orchids, lilies-of-the-valley, stephanotis, carnations, and the Isle of Man.